Hello Friends,
Nice wind conditions early, but sadly our swell energy’s faded overnight. Dee Why, which didn’t really pick up the energy in a big way yesterday is near flat this morning. No one in the water at the beach that I could see as of 0615. Swell seems to be around the metre mark at under 9 seconds from the east. So, if you find a magnet spot picking up the energy, dive in and enjoy. I reckon waist high will be the upper limit most places until the southerly energy makes itself felt late in the day.
Tomorrow looks promising for south swell spots in the morning. The wind is expected to fade to light and variable overnight and the models say we can expect 1.5-2m of 10-sec south swell. Magnet spots could be into the head plus range on the sets.
Just working on a fresh gallery from late yesterday afternoon at Gardens. It was pumping when most everywhere else was marginal. Pics up soon.
Have a great day everyone!
Weather Situation
A deep low pressure centre is situated to the east of Tasmania, with an associated trough extending in to northeast New South Wales. The trough will continue eastwards across the Tasman Sea Thursday, while a weak high pressure ridge develops over the state’s west. This pattern will see winds shifting south to southeasterly during Thursday, then becoming generally northeasterly again on Friday before the next trough and southerly change on the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the morning. Winds shifting southeasterly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then tending east to northeasterly around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers in the morning and early afternoon.
Friday 16 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending northerly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre around midday, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers in the morning.
Saturday 17 January
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
